Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today called upon all who got victimized by the false allegation of graft in Padma Bridge Project to file case against the World Bank. “After the recent verdict of Canadian court, it…
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Dozens of deals, MoUs likely to be signed during PM’s Delhi visit
Bangladesh and India have finalised dozens of draft documents — deals and MoUs — to take into consideration for signing during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s expected bilateral visit to New Delhi to strengthen ties between the two countries in key…
Play stronger role in containing social menaces, PM to Ansar & VDP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP to play a stronger role against the menaces of terrorism, militancy, drug smuggling and its abuse. “Terrorism and militancy have now emerged as a global problem.…
7 Tigers standing in India’s way
Bangladesh have seven wickets to save their inaugural Test match in India, given their target of 459 to win is the most improbable result going into the final day at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. That means the…
Rohingyas to be shifted to protect Cox’s Bazar: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar who entered Bangladesh illegally will be rehabilitated to Thengarchar in Hatiya for protecting the beach town of Cox’s Bazar. “The Rohingyas will be rehabilitated to…
US keen to know more about Rohingya relocation plan
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Thursday said they need to know a lot more details about government’s proposal to relocate Rohingyas to Hatiya. “We asked lot of questions about the proposal because we are asked to support the…
PM urges Islamic scholars to prevent Islam’s misinterpretation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to Islamic scholars, imams and teachers, to prevent the misinterpretation of Islam and widely publicise that Islam does not believe in terrorism, militancy and killing people. “It’s my fervent call to…
JS body for early marriage in special cases
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry on Thursday submitted its report in Parliament on the much-talked-about Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017, recommending allowing marriage of both underage girls and boys in special cases. On December 8…
51.20 lakh beneficiaries of social safety net: Nuruzzaman
State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed today said 51.20 lakh beneficiaries, including physically challenged persons, have been brought under social safety net and food security programmes of the government. “The Ministry of Social Welfare has undertaken various programmes for…
Steve Bannon Believes The Apocalypse Is Coming And War Is Inevitable
In 2009, the historian David Kaiser, then a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, got a call from a guy named Steve Bannon. Bannon wanted to interview Kaiser for a documentary he was making based on…
Reject Rohingya Refugee Relocation Plan: HRW
The Bangladeshi government should immediately drop its plan to transfer Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited, undeveloped coastal island, Human Rights Watch said today. Relocating the refugees from the Cox’s Bazar area to Thengar Char island would deprive them of their…
Bangladesh protests Myanmar police firing on fishing boat
Bangladesh has “strongly” protested the Myanmar border police’s firing on a fishing boat in the Naf river that killed one fisherman and injured another.The foreign ministry on Wednesday said they protested the “act of aggression” in a diplomatic note sent…
BNP urges President to reconsider CEC
BNP on Wednesday urged President Abdul Hamid to reconsider the appointment of KM Nurul Huda as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) as he is a ‘controversial person’. “A controversial person has been appointed the Chief Election Commissioner. Even a crazy…
President appoints 8 High Court judges
President Abdul Hamid in consultation with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has appointed eight additional judges of High Court Division as judges of the same division, a law ministry release said. The eight judges are Justice S.M. Mozibur Rahman, Justice…
Sagar-Runi murder: Court asks IO to submit progress report Mar 21
A court here on Wednesday asked the investigation officer of journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case to submit a progress report before it on March 21. Metropolitan Magistrate Mazharul Islam passed the order as IO of the case assistant police super…
PM seeks more support from armed forces to combat terrorism
Noting that terrorism and militancy have now emerged as a new global crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the Armed Forces, to extend more cooperation so that no such incident could take place which could deter…
President urges Asia Pacific leaders to fight terrorism together
Noting that terrorism is the greatest enemy of mankind and civilisation, President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday called upon the leaders of Asia Pacific Region to build a united resistance against it for attaining continued peace, prosperity and development. “Extremism and…
Jahanara laid to eternal rest in Rajshahi
Late Jahanara Zaman, wife of National Leader Shaheed AHM Quamaruzzaman, laid to eternal rest next to her husband at the family graveyard at Kadirgonj in the city this afternoon. Zahanara Zaman passed away at her son’s house in Gulshan in…
Dhaka briefs envoys on Rohingya situation
Foreign Minister Mr. A H Mahmood Ali, MP, briefed the members of the diplomatic community on the situation of Myanmar refugees and undocumented Myanmar nationals at the State Guest House Padma today. About 60 (sixty) Ambassadors/High Commissioners / Heads of…
UN: Israeli settlement law crosses ‘thick red line’
The United Nations’ Mideast envoy on Tuesday said a new Israeli law legalizing dozens of unlawful West Bank settler outposts crossed a “very thick red line,” while Israeli rights groups said they would fight to overturn the measure in the…
Withdraw Gaibandha SP, cops over Santal arson attack: HC
The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to withdraw Gaibandha SP Ashraful Islam and other policemen involved in setting fire to the houses of the Santal community during an eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila of the district. An…
Dhaka seeks quick conclusion of Bimstec FTA negotiations
Bangladesh has urged Bimstec member states to conclude the Bimstec Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations as early as possible. Bangladesh conveyed its position at the seventeenth session of the Bimstec Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held on Tuesday in Kathmandu, Nepal…
Silicon Valley fights Trump on immigration but wants tax benefits
Late Sunday at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, a group of 97 companies — mostly in the technology sector — filed a “friend of the court” amicus brief strongly condemning the immigration policies of President Donald…
Bangladesh hit by refugee crisis, says PM
Describing the refugee crisis as a global problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has also been hit by it due to the intrusion of Myanmar nationals into the country. She made the remarks when German MPs Hans-Peter…
Queen Elizabeth II marks sapphire jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, set a new record Monday as the first British sovereign to reach their sapphire jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne. The head of state, now 90, became queen aged 25 upon the…
Saudi diplomat to be caned for molesting hotel intern
Bander Yahya A Alzahrani, who works for the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Beijing, was sentenced to a caning by a judge in Singapore after being found guilty of groping the 20-year-old woman in an en-suite bathroom. The court heard the…
DCCI for giving all taxpayers NBR’s ‘Tax Card’
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to give ‘Tax Card’ to all tax payers as an electronic smart card instead of giving it to VIPs. During a meeting with NBR chairman…
BNP wants EC search committee to make 10 names public
BNP on Monday called for making public the 10 names to be proposed to the President by the search committee for appointing the new chief election commissioner (CEC) and four commissioners. “The search committee is going to prepare a list…
Classified loans in banks, financial insts Tk 63,435cr
The amount of classified loans in the country’s banks and financial organisations stood at Tk 63,435 crore in September last, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Monday. According to Bangladesh Bank’s statement, the amount of classified loans in the…